2021 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships – Day 2 Recap
It was another hectic day at the U.S. Championships as only WGM Katerina Nemcova remained on a perfect score in either section, defeating 2018 U.S. Women’s Champion, WGM Sabina Foisor to reach 2/2. In the open, Dominguez pressed top-seed Caruana for 108 moves, but missed his winning chances along the way. Meanwhile, the 2020 U.S. […]
2021 U.S & U.S. Women’s Chess Championships – Day 1 Recap
The 2021 U.S. Championship & U.S. Women’s Championship kicked off today, featuring 24 of the country’s top players battling it out for two national titles. In the U.S. Championship, only GM Ray Robson and GM John Burke managed to win their first round games, while in the U.S. Women’s Championship GM Irina Krush, WGM Katerina […]
2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Day 3 Recap
Leinier Dominguez secured victory in the 2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX after winning a dramatic final round game against Levon Aronian and ending with 6.0/9 points. Finishing in second place were Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Sam Shankland, all on 5.5/9, while former World Champion Garry Kasparov concluded an impressive performance with 5.0/9. 2021 Champions […]
2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Day 2 Recap
Leinier Dominguez surged to the top of the standings after winning all three of his games today, finishing with a total score of 4.5/6. Yesterday’s leader, Caruana, could only score 1.5/3 and ended the day in clear second place with 4.0/6. Meanwhile, former World Champion Garry Kasparov bounced back from a rocky start to score […]
2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Day 1 Recap
American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana emerged as the clear leader after Day 1 of the 2021 Champions Showdown, scoring two wins and one draw in the exciting Chess 9LX rapid format. Tied for second place with 2.0/3 are Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Sam Shankland, each of whom lost a game in addition to scoring two […]
2021 U.S. Senior Championship Playoff Recap
GM Gregory Kaidanov won the 2021 U.S. Senior Championship title after defeating GM Larry Christiansen in an exciting playoff tiebreak, scoring 1.5 – 0.5 in the two-game rapid match. After a draw in game one, Kaidanov seized his chance in game two, finding a brilliant resource to win an exchange and convert his advantage in […]
U.S. Juniors and Senior Championship: Day 9 Recap
Two national champions were crowned today as both GM Hans Niemann and IM Annie Wang clinched victories in the 2021 U.S. Junior Championships, both winning $10,000 scholarships in addition to the first place prize. Meanwhile, GM Larry Christiansen won a critical last round game in the U.S. Senior, forcing a playoff tiebreak tomorrow against GM […]
U.S. Juniors and Senior Championship: Day 8 Recap
It was a dramatic penultimate round at the 2021 U.S. Senior and Junior Championships as two out of three leaders, GM Kaidanov and GM Niemann both lost critical games, opening up the chance for their rivals to catch up significantly in the standings. Meanwhile, IM Annie Wang maintained her full-point lead over WCM Ruiyang Yan, […]
U.S. Juniors and Senior Championship: Day 7 Recap
There were no significant changes to the standings today as all three tournament leaders maintained their position at the top of the standings, with GM Gregory Kaidanov and GM Hans Niemann drawing their opponents while IM Annie Wang won her third game in a row. With two rounds left in the competition, all three leaders […]
U.S. Juniors and Senior Championship: Day 6 Recap
All three leaders won today as GM Gregory Kaidanov, GM Hans Niemann, and IM Annie Wang started to pull away from the rest of their respective fields. While Niemann won quickly thanks to his superior play in the opening, Kaidanov and Wang had to work hard to grind down their opponents and earn the full […]